Learning at the Blake Museum

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Learning opportunities
at the Blake Museum

Symposium on Bridgwater Castle for Teachers January 2011

Web-based Resources
Bridgwater Castle

The Gatehouse A Comprehensive Listing of the Medieval Fortifications of England and Wales on Bridgwater Castle
The Gatehouse website record for Bridgwater Castle
Modern Images of Bridgwater Castle
Victoria County History on the Castle
Articles on the Castle, building stones, Bridgwater
A west view of Bridgewater Castle in Somersetshire from the George III collection
Bridgewater (sic) Castle and the Battle of Sedgemoor
BBC news item on Castle Street excavations
BBC video on Castle Street excavations

Down End (Chisley Mount) Castle

The Gatehouse record
Castle Facts
Photographs (about 2/3 down page 3 images)
Fortified England
Victoria County History
Extensive Urban Survey a comprehensive study of the context in Down End

Castles Generally
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle6.htm
http://www.casahistoria.net/castles.htm
http://www.rain.org/~philfear/castle.html
http://www.skiptoncastle.co.uk/family.asp
http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/castlesartscraftsideasprojectskids.html
http://www.suite101.com/reference/besieging_a_castle
http://vodpod.com/watch/3773240-medieval-castles-and-ruins-with-medieval-music [ 9 minute video of B&W images of castle throughout Europe]

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